A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Louis King
Composer, recording artist, arranger, and Recording Academy (GRAMMY®) member Louis Robert King is known for crafting award-winning film scores; creating magical backing arrangements for recording artists; and composing soulful cinematic music as a member of the band, The Ironsides. As an orchestrator, King has created the musical colors you hear in the iconic Columbia Pictures Logo, as well as scores for Disney's "The Little Mermaid II," and Rob Marshall's adaptation of the Broadway classic "Annie." In 2022 he collaborated with record industry icon Terry Ellis's "Chrysalis Rock Orchestra", creating orchestral interpretations of Rock and Roll Classics. He has scored a wide variety of indie short films & series featuring orchestral, hybrid, and jazz. Films with his music have made more than 340 festival appearances, earning more than 60 awards. Most recently his score for "Red Coats" won Best Music at the 2024 Chicago Horror Festival. The films "Ms Pink", "Sally, Get The Potatoes", "Blood Is Thicker", "Red Coats", and "Nothing Will Ever Be The Same" are all in their festival run featuring his scores. He recently completed the family drama "Her Turn". King's involvement in the music world also includes creating arrangements for Janelle Monae's performance at Ralph Lauren's 2019 fashion event and Evan Rachel Wood's appearance at the LACMA Art + Film Gala. He also produced string arrangements for such artists as Kelly Finnigan, Monophonics, The Sentiments, Alanna Royale, and The Sextones. "Changing Light" - An album of cinematic psychedelic soul instrumentals, co-written with Bay area band "The Ironsides", is available on vinyl via Colemine Records and on streaming services everywhere. Named to many "Best of 2023" lists, cuts from this critically acclaimed album have more than 3.5 million streams on Spotify alone.
Additional Music:
2004 Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer
Music:
2004 Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer
2016 The Albatross
2020 Greetings from Sarajevo
2022 Anne
2022 Overdue
2023 Blood is Thicker
2024 Ms. Pink
2024 Sally, Get the Potatoes
Orchestrator:
1995 It Takes Two
1999 Annie
2000 The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
2004 Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer
2016 The Albatross
2020 Greetings from Sarajevo
2022 Anne
2022 Overdue
2023 Blood is Thicker
2024 Ms. Pink
2024 Sally, Get the Potatoes
Original Music Composer:
1995 It Takes Two
1999 Annie
2000 The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
2004 Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer
2016 The Albatross
2020 Greetings from Sarajevo
2022 Aaron with 2 A's
2022 Anne
2022 Overdue
2023 Blood is Thicker
2023 Trip Upstate!
2024 Ms. Pink
2024 Sally, Get the Potatoes
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